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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Apr 6

ONE MONTH LEFT TO REGISTER! Don't miss the best writing conference retreat in the US!

Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Apr 2

If there was ever a time to spend some money on the institutions that sustain art and literacy and literature, it is NOW. I fear that many of us won't be around without support, and THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT US IS TO SIMPLY REGISTER!
Here's our literacy outreach doing good in local high schools:

Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Mar 31

There are only a couple weeks left to register and book housing! Check us out and enroll for the most incredible literary experience of your life!

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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Mar 26

We are less than two months from our time on the beach, but in the meantime we will be in LA for the AWP writers conference! See you there? #awp
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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Mar 24

We are so happy to announce that Jessica Temple jessicatemple.com is joining us as a fellow this year!

Time is running out if you want to join us but we have another bit of good news: WE ARE RUNNING A 20% OFF AWP Bookfair SPECIAL, so get registered today!

Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Mar 11

Writers! Poets! Novelists! Essayists!
ENROLL NOW OR MISS OUT!
longleafwritersconference.com/registration/

$1399 gives you all we have to offer including a workshop

$759 All conference pass gives you everything but the workshop

We also have a la carte options for all other needs!

Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Mar 7

Next up is Via Bleidner from the University of Mississippi Department of English! Each year, we partner with regional universities to create scholarship opportunities for writers. WE ARE IN OUR FINAL MONTH OF REGISTRATION: ENROLL TODAY! #fictionwriter #poets #creativenonfiction #writersretreat

Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Mar 7

Each year, we partner with regional universities like the UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham to create scholarship opportunities for writers. We are so happy that Anoushka Gera from UAB, will be joining us as a scholar in May!

#fictionwriter
#poets
#creativenonfiction

Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Mar 6

Each year, we partner with regional universities like the UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham to create scholarship opportunities for writers. We are so happy that Trinity Walker from UAB, will be joining us as a scholar in May!

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#poets
#creativenonfiction

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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Mar 6

Each year, we partner with regional universities like the University of Mississippi Department of English to create scholarship opportunities for writers. We are so happy that Noreen Ocampo from UM, will be joining us as a scholar!
www.noreenocampo.com
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#poetry
#Writersconferrence

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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Mar 5

Each year, we partner with regional universities like The University of South Alabama to create scholarship opportunities for writers. We are so happy that Courtney Fussell, from USA, will be joining us as a scholar in May!

Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Mar 4

Our Longleaf The St. Joe Company Community Foundation Local Scholar is Marcie Alexander!
Our local scholarships and fellowships are designed to give local authors from the larger Seaside area to be able to benefit from all we offer.
www.longleafwritersconference.com/registration… See more

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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Mar 3

More big news!
Help us welcome Surya Milner to Longeaf as our The St. Joe Company Community Foundation Scholar!
suryamilner.com
Register today for our conference retreat before we sell out!
#writerscommunity #poetrycommunity #writingretreat

Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Mar 3

Next up is our St The St. Joe Company Community Foundation scholar Rucy Cui! www.rucycui.com
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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Mar 1

Our Marilyn Harris Teaching scholarship is our newest offering and we are proud to announce that Liz Ross has that honor this year!
As you can see, our fellows and scholars are incredible writers all on their own. Register now!
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#poetry
#fictionwriter

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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Feb 28

Next up is the first of our St. The St. Joe Company Joes Community Foundation Scholars, Nari Kirk!

Join our fellows and scholars by registering now!

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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Feb 28

We closed out our announcements of our fellows with our veteran fellowship, so lets begin our scholar announcements with our Celia Baker Veteran Scholar: please join us this May to work alongside the incredible Katherine Witt!
longleafwritersconference.com/fellows-and-...

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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Feb 27

This fellowship is near and dear to our hearts--it is the first fellowship/scholarship pair we created--and Celia Baker is a dear friend to the conference: please help us welcome Aramis Calderon as the 2025 Celia Baker Veteran Fellow!

Next up: our incredible scholars!

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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Feb 26

The hits keep coming! We are happy to welcome Blake Sanz to the beach as a prose fellow for 2025!
www.aevitascreative.com/client/blake...
If you are wondering if it is time to REGISTER: Yes. Yes it is.

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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Feb 26

Etsy. I am on that site all the time!

Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Feb 26

More incredible news about our 2025 lineup: please help us welcome Lauren Crawford to Longleaf!
lauren-crawford.com

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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Feb 25

Help us welcome our 2025 Marilyn Harris Teacher Fellow Lon "Lonnie" Hodge!

www.pw.org/directory/wr...

Our financial aid options are all filled so register today to get placed in a workshop with these amazing writers!

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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Feb 25

We are so happy to announce that Danny Goodman is joining us as a fellow for 2025! dannygoodman.me

Danny Goodman

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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Feb 23

Welcome to Julie Danho as one of our Longleaf poetry fellows! www.juliedanho.com
Stay tuned for more, and if you are hoping to join these incredible writers, it is time to register and book housing!!!

Julie Danho O'Connell poetry

Julie Danho’s first full-length collection, Those Who Keep Arriving, won the 2018 Gerald Cable Book Award from Silverfish Review Press. Her poems have appeared in journals such as Pleiades, Alaska Qua...

www.juliedanho.com

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Longleaf Writers @longleafwriters.bsky.social · Feb 22

We are so proud to begin our formal announcements regarding our 2025 fellows and scholars! Stay tuned for a dozen more over the next week or so!

We begin today with our Longleaf CNF Fellow: please help us welcome Shannon Huffman Polson!
longleafwritersconference.com/fellows-and-...

Fellows and Scholars – LONGLEAF WRITERS CONFERENCE

WE WILL BEGIN REVIEWING APPLICATIONS ON JANUARY 10th. COME BACK IN FEBRUARY WHEN WE ANNOUNCE THE 2025 SCHOLARS AND FELLOWS. 2025 FELLOWship recipients Shannon Huffman Polson Longleaf CNF Fellow Read m...

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